Coach JB Dixon talks about leadership to campers at Camp Trinity on Tuesday.

Photos courtesy of Ruth RethemeyerBy Kyle Quick:

West Plains High School’s Cross-Country Coach, Joe Bill (JB) Dixon, is considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of cross-country. The Dixon dynasty began in 1978 when he was hired as the Physical Education teacher.

Union, Mo. – Friday evening, prior to the start of the Truck and Tractor Pull at the Franklin County Fair, farm tractors began parading onto the track, lining up side-by-side, while fair board members gathered together at the center of the track.

By: Kyle QuickNew Haven, Mo – Staff Sergeant J.D Gilbert said, “I served in the Air Force for the sake of freedom. I never thought about going to work [Service in the Air Force] just to go. I thought about going to work so that maybe today, we could get 500 people back doing something to make a living for their families.”

New Haven, Mo – Eugene Scheer’s grandfather purchased a dairy farm in 1897. The Scheer's Dairy Farm has gone through many changes during the past 115 years from milking cows by hand, to milker units, and now fully automated “robots”…yes, robots!

New Haven, Mo - This past Nov. the documentary, Tradition of Excellence – 100 Years of New Haven Basketball was unveiled. After the premier on Fri., Nov. 11, 2011 it was announced that New Haven’s Basketball program would be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, only the second high school to ever receive such an honor.

Pictured from left to right: Viola Van Leer and Marvin Van LeerIn 1905, the average worker made only 12 dollars a week, a gallon of milk cost less than 30 cents, and a 12 day cruise was just 60 dollars. It was not until the 1920’s before most people had electricity, particularly those who lived in rural areas.